“I have to give a lot of credit to Alabama, they came out and fought until the end tonight,” said Auburn head coach Lauren Spencer. “This was a complete team win for us tonight, but I am especially proud of our freshman. For them to come out and perform as well as they did is huge for our team. I want to thank all the fans that came out and supported us tonight in this tremendous program victory.”

Burgmans got things started in singles, defeating Natalia Maynetto 6-1, 6-0 for her 185th combined win of her career. With the win, she also improves to 25-5 on the season, tying her for eighth all-time in single season victories.

Dikosavljevic picked up her second straight SEC win to tie the match at 2-2, defeating No. 41 Andie Daniell of Alabama 6-4, 6-4.

Griffin remained unbeated in SEC play, improving to 22-9 (6-0) on the season with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) win on court four. She is now the first freshman to begin her career 6-0 in the SEC since Pleun Burgmans in 2013.

Turner clinched the match for Auburn with a 6-2, 0-6, 7-5 win over Alabama’s Bennett Dunn. This is the freshman’s second time to clinch a match for Auburn this season.

Auburn women’s tennis will return to action next weekend to host No. 8 South Carolina on Friday for senior day. The Tigers will play their final home match against No. 6 Florida on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played at Yarbrough Tennis Center and admission is free.